LCS Laboratory offers testing on pillows, for feather and dust concentration. Your sampling kit will include several sampling cassettes, and a vacuum (sampling) pump for dust collection.
The test is developed for the evaluation of the potential exposure to a sleeping person of pillow dust and bird feathers detected on the external surface of the pillow. The test can be used as a confirmation of hypoallergenic properties of a pillow or of a pillowcase. If you or your guests are allergic to bird feathers this test can either prove that your bedding is dust free or point towards the source of the feather allergens.
In this test, the dust from the pillow is collected on special sampling cassettes using a micro vacuum technique. Once the sample is collected, you will need to close the cassette, complete a request form and return the cassette for analysis to our testing laboratory
To make results quantifiable, collect each sample from 100 cm2 on the pillows surface. When we receive your samples back at our laboratory, we extract dust from the cassette, and measure total dust concentration and concentration of the feathers and its fragments. Our report to you, shows concentration of dust and concentration of feathers in μg/100 cm2
To request your sampling kit or to discuss your project, please email us at your convenience
